Walter Smith Cox

Judge Walter Smith Cox

Personal

Birthday:

10/25/1826

Birthplace:

Georgetown, DC

Date of Death:

6/25/1902

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1848-1879
Recorder, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
Alderman, City of Georgetown, District of Columbia
Auditor, Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Professor, Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), 1874-1879, 1899-1902

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1843

Name of School - Second:

Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)

Degree - Second:

M.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1844

Name of School - Third:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1847

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

03/01/1879

Termination Date:

07/01/1899

Termination Reason:

Retirement